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Video Of The Week: The Deadly Dambe Street Fighters Of Nigeria

  Dambe is a street boxing culture popular in the Northern part of Nigeria. The culture involves martial art that started as a practice for men to get ready for war in the Hausa kingdom. Read more about Video of

Women In Sports: Loveth Patra Young

  Fans of martial arts in Nigeria are quite popular with the names Kamaru Usman and Israel Adesanya for their exploits in the ring as world champions. Read more about Sports In a different championship, MMA, United States-based Nigerian fighter,

When Samuel Peter Defeated Jameel McCline In 2007

  It is easy to say the quote ‘’Never Give Up,’’ but only real fighters can hang on and persevere through tough times or situations. That is the story of Samuel Peter’s victory over American boxer, Jameel McCline on Saturday,

Men In Sports: Samuel Peter

  The name Samuel Peter rings a bell in Nigerian boxing for his exploits on the domestic and international boxing scene. Born Samuel Okon Peter on September 6, 1980, the boxing legend hit the grand stage after beating Oleg Maskaev

Weekend Sports Roundup

  The Nigerian duo of Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi were the talk of the weekend after winning the English FA Cup with Leicester City on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Read more about Sports A 63rd-minute strike from Tielemans was

Joshua Vs Tyson Fury Bout Set For August 14

  The much-anticipated Joshua Vs Tyson Fury Bout has been set for August 14, 2021. Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, disclosed that both boxers agreed with the new date set for the unification title fight scheduled to hold in Saudi

Basketball Africa League (BAL) Releases Team Rosters

The premier men’s African basketball league, Basketball Africa League (BAL), is set to begin on Sunday, 16th May 2021 and will feature 12 of the best African basketball teams. Read more about Sports Basketball Africa League, through its official Twitter

Basketball Africa League Unveils Team Rosters Ahead Of Inaugural Season

  BAL rosters feature 154 players from 24 countries across Africa, Europe, the Middle East and the U.S DAKAR, Senegal, May 14, 2021/ — BAL Rosters Feature 154 Players from 24 Countries Across Africa, Europe, the Middle East and the

Women In Sports: Precious Dede

  Our focus for today is one of the greatest players in Nigerian football history and undoubtedly the greatest goalkeeper Nigeria’s national women’s football team (Super Falcons) has had. Read more about Sports Born Precious Uzoaru Dede on January 18,

Men In Sports: Daniel Amokachi

  Despite retiring from professional football for close to two decades now, the name Daniel Amokachi still rings a bell in the ears of Nigerian football fans. The exploits of Amokachi, popular as ‘’The Bull’’ during his playing years owing

Weekend Sports Roundup: Oshoala Wins LaLiga

  Super Eagles of Nigeria striker, Victor Osimhen, continued his fine goalscoring form for SSC Napoli after grabbing a brace in their 4-1 victory over Spezia in the Italian Serie A on Saturday, May 8, 2021, to help the Gennaro

CAF Postpones Africa’s 2022 World Cup Qualifiers

  Owing to the continuous spread of COVID-19, the Emergency Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has postponed the commencement of the group stages of the African 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers from June to September 2021. Read

Women In Sports: Odunayo Adekuoroye

  Without a doubt, Odunayo Adekuruoye is one of the greatest, if not the greatest Nigerian female wrestler of all time. Born on December 10, 1993, Adekuruoye won her first Commonwealth medal at just the age of 17 during her

Men In Sports: Sunday Mba – AFCON 2013

  Nigeria has won the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) three times, and in each of these wins, few players stood out to ensure that they delivered when it was needed most. The last time the Super Eagles of Nigeria

Weekend Sports Roundup

  Super Falcons of Nigeria star, Asisat Oshoala, is set to play her second UEFA Women’s Champions League final for FC Barcelona Femini after their 2-1 win over PSG in the semi-final (second leg) of the competition. Their win will

Men In Sports: Nduka Ugbade

  Nigeria won the inaugural edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup (then known as FIFA U-16) held in China, 1985. Aside from the athleticism and rich talents present in the ‘85 squad, exceptional leadership played an incredible role in

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